Full Description
Practice may arguably be the most important predictive factor of athlete success in a sport. Designing and conducting effective practice sessions should therefore be an essential element of all coach education and development efforts.
In From Practice to Competition: A Coach's Guide for Designing Training Sessions to Improve the Transfer of Learning, Gibson Darden and Sandra Wilson provide practical, research-based recommendations for coaches to help them get the most out of their athletes at every practice. Easily transferrable across a variety of sports, this guide explores and applies "transfer of learning" concepts that coaches can use to better design and structure their training sessions. When properly implemented, these techniques yield greater positive transfer of their practices to the game.
Featuring sample scenarios, real-world examples, potential difficulties, and helpful tips for each of the key "transfer of learning" concepts, this book is the perfect guide to help coaches make the most out of each and every training session.
Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1The True Purpose of Practice
Chapter 2The Science of Transfer
Chapter 3The Foundation for Transfer
Chapter 4Designing Practice for Transfer
Chapter 5Practice Analysis for Transfer
Chapter 6Skill Instruction that Transfers
Chapter 7Repetitions that Transfer
Chapter 8Feedback that Transfers
Chapter 9The Games that Transfer
Notes
Bibliography
Index
About the Authors
